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the suspect was last seen driving a 1999 silver acura with virginia license plates xks 1522. neighbors say there was an ongoing custody issue over the little girl. >>> new this more than, the maryland general assembly is entering its last day of this year's session with a lot of loose ends to address on high- profile legislation. the session ends at midnight tonight. the house and senate still have to work out differences in those initiatives this session. >>> some of another stories making headlines this morning, we are learning more about the plane crash that killed the president of poland and his wife and dozens of other polish leaders. we'll tell you what investigators are saying. >>> officials? russia have put a halt to adoptions by americans. the latest on what american family did that is sparking major outrage across theglobe. >>> checking headlines this morning, federal investigators are expected in west virginia today to try to figure out what caused the deadly mine explosion last week. they gathered at a church to pray and to thank those who continue to work in th
the suspect was last seen driving a 1999 silver acura with virginia license plates xks 1522. neighbors say there was an ongoing custody issue over the little girl. >>> new this more than, the maryland general assembly is entering its last day of this year's session with a lot of loose ends to address on high- profile legislation. the session ends at midnight tonight. the house and senate still have to work out differences in those initiatives this session. >>> some of another...
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stacy cohan is headed to the scene. >>> the latest on the deadly mine explosion in west virginia. there is still slim hope that rescuers may find four miners who are still missing. twenty-five miners were killed in the explosion on monday. tom fitzgerald is at the upper big branch mine about 30 miles south of charleston. he has more. >> reporter: the illing operation to vent the methane gas behind us will get on throughout this evening 1200 feet into the mountain side. the goal, to vent the methane gas out of the mine shaft. but even as this operation goes on here at the big branch mine, there are big questions tonight about the company that operates it. deep under the conveyor belts and silos of the big branch coal mine, the bodies of 14 coal miners remain unrecovered while the fate of four other miners remain unknown. >> i said i cannot paint you a rosy picture. odds are against us. >> reporter: the west virginia governor says even for a community forged from generations of coal mining families, the uncertaintyies of not knowing who did or did not survive is a cruel waiting game
stacy cohan is headed to the scene. >>> the latest on the deadly mine explosion in west virginia. there is still slim hope that rescuers may find four miners who are still missing. twenty-five miners were killed in the explosion on monday. tom fitzgerald is at the upper big branch mine about 30 miles south of charleston. he has more. >> reporter: the illing operation to vent the methane gas behind us will get on throughout this evening 1200 feet into the mountain side. the goal,...
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portions of virginia, west virginia, western maryland. we could see temperatures the at the freezing mark later on tonight. we want to watch that tonight into wednesday morning. meanwhile, our temperatures this morning, nowhere near there in the 50s. 56degrees right now in the nation's capital. 54 in baltimore. dulles at 55. fredericksburg, it is 57 degrees and in frederick, maryland, it is 54 degrees. you can see we still have the cold air up to the north. new york city, 44. in detroit, michigan, 38 degrees this hour. and then again milder air, although we are in the miler air but milder air from our region down into the southern portions of the united states. let's take a look at hd radar. we'll show you where the moisture is that we've been talking about. one little blip just to the north of the district and off to our east, a few rain showers in eastern maryland pushing into delaware. that is it for this morning. that will continue to push out. you might see another little blip pop up here or there during the early-morning hours. late
portions of virginia, west virginia, western maryland. we could see temperatures the at the freezing mark later on tonight. we want to watch that tonight into wednesday morning. meanwhile, our temperatures this morning, nowhere near there in the 50s. 56degrees right now in the nation's capital. 54 in baltimore. dulles at 55. fredericksburg, it is 57 degrees and in frederick, maryland, it is 54 degrees. you can see we still have the cold air up to the north. new york city, 44. in detroit,...
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right now rescuers in west virginia are in a stand by mode. crews had entered into the mine before dawn but then dangerous gas levels forced an evacuation. nbc news' brian mooar is in naoma, west virginia for more on this. what are the chances of them getting back into the mine before darkness tonight? >> well, ed, they're really hoping to get back in right around 7:00 this evening when we're going to get another briefing but officials were very frank about it. those crews were angry when they were yanked out of that mine. to give you an idea of how close this was they have a sort of threshold of 5% of a buildup of explosive gases before they had to get out. it got to 5.4%. they told the crews to double time it out of there. they really did not want to do that. just like all these families who have been waiting for some measure of closure they really wanted to get in there and they got so close, they got within 500 feet. keep in mind, they went almost five miles into this mountain. within 500 feet of the area they were looking for and then ord
right now rescuers in west virginia are in a stand by mode. crews had entered into the mine before dawn but then dangerous gas levels forced an evacuation. nbc news' brian mooar is in naoma, west virginia for more on this. what are the chances of them getting back into the mine before darkness tonight? >> well, ed, they're really hoping to get back in right around 7:00 this evening when we're going to get another briefing but officials were very frank about it. those crews were angry when...
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time because he had recently defended a very high profile, sensational murder defendant out in rural virginia. was widely known by americans across all races and classes at the time. he wanted to attack segregation in a way that, of course, would be successful, the law of the land at the time was plessy v. ferguson, a 19th century supreme court decision that established the doctrine of separate but equal. and those words never appear in the decision to be sure, but the law was that so long as states, so long as the government provides separate and equal facilities for african-americans and for white americans, the constitution is satisfied. houston could not walk into court and ask a district court judge to overturn separate but equal. it would not work. the district court judge result is to have authority to do so. and secondly it was the way individuals live their lives. so the question became how was he going to attack this? and i would just like to briefly read two paragraphs here, and i see two paragraphs because the legal strategy was so brilliant in its simplicity that it can be summar
time because he had recently defended a very high profile, sensational murder defendant out in rural virginia. was widely known by americans across all races and classes at the time. he wanted to attack segregation in a way that, of course, would be successful, the law of the land at the time was plessy v. ferguson, a 19th century supreme court decision that established the doctrine of separate but equal. and those words never appear in the decision to be sure, but the law was that so long as...
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. >>> we begin with developing news from west virginia. crews are making another attempt to rescue four missing miners trapped in the upper big branch mine. the governor says if those miners are not found by midnight, this rescue mission will become a recovery operation. thanks for joining us this even. i'm shawn yancy. >>> i'm brian bolter. fox 5's bob barnard following the developing story down in the newsroom. >> reporter: we should know in about two hours how this week- long story ends. will the four missing coal miners be found alive or will their bodies have to be recovered with 18 others still buried in the mine. rescue teams are going back into upper big branch one last time to see if four missing miners made it into one of the mine's deep refuge chambers. >> we believe without any unforeseen problems that we would not know of, that we'll be able to know if we have that sliver of hope, if we have that miracle and to be able to bring a finality to this and a closure tonight. >> reporter: the first miner funeral was held today for 61
. >>> we begin with developing news from west virginia. crews are making another attempt to rescue four missing miners trapped in the upper big branch mine. the governor says if those miners are not found by midnight, this rescue mission will become a recovery operation. thanks for joining us this even. i'm shawn yancy. >>> i'm brian bolter. fox 5's bob barnard following the developing story down in the newsroom. >> reporter: we should know in about two hours how this...
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host: where is oakwood, virginia. caller: from as well county -- you can get to bluefield or west virginia. also you can go below grundy and that will take you to kentucky. host: you are in the interior part of the state so it is not an immediate issue for you. caller: i would like to make one more statement. we had a republican -- he did not run on windows, he said, but i still say he did. he is for coal and obama is for coal, too, but he was trying to get past for them to get a windmill farm started their, you know, to build a company building to produce at least 500 when mills per year and for some reason or another the county turned it down because they did not want the red line uglified, and other words, so they signed papers to put it in the newspapers to go against the windmills'. that would give people jobs. host: next is another virginia caller, interestingly one of the headlines in the virginia newspaper said the governor sees virginia becoming an energy capital. mark is an independent. what do you think abo
host: where is oakwood, virginia. caller: from as well county -- you can get to bluefield or west virginia. also you can go below grundy and that will take you to kentucky. host: you are in the interior part of the state so it is not an immediate issue for you. caller: i would like to make one more statement. we had a republican -- he did not run on windows, he said, but i still say he did. he is for coal and obama is for coal, too, but he was trying to get past for them to get a windmill farm...
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the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia is recognized. mr. rockefeller: i ask unanimous consent that the order of the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. rockefeller: mr. president, as the presiding officer would well understand from his own experience, west virginia is mourning the loss of 29 brave miners who died last week, most of whom never knew what hit them. when a devastating explosion tore through the upper big branch mine in west virginia, and it's brought the whole state to a dead halt. even though it may never be possible to fully grasp the magnitude of this tragedy -- and it is that, it's huge -- or to ease the pain of this devastating loss, we in west virginia believe strongly in the power of prayer and in the grace of god, and that's been really important this week and in the weeks to come. we hold onto it, that feeling. we offer it to one another and to the families, friends, and fellow miners who are grieving. we revere our miners, mr. president, the men and women who put their l
the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia is recognized. mr. rockefeller: i ask unanimous consent that the order of the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. rockefeller: mr. president, as the presiding officer would well understand from his own experience, west virginia is mourning the loss of 29 brave miners who died last week, most of whom never knew what hit them. when a devastating explosion tore through the upper big branch mine in...
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his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers stranded because of that ash cloud. news4's kimberly suiters is live at dulles airport with more on their stories. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, joe. those europeans and americans trying to leave from dulles international airport. some are told they won't be able to get out until friday. even though air travel could resume to 50% of normal today it still remains to be seen how difficult travel will be. some flight have not resumed in major airports and destinations. a partial reopening is good news to passengers grounded a
his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers...
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rescuers finally make it inside the mine that exploded in west virginia. will they find the four missing miner sms we'll bring you the latest. >>> tiger woods returns to competitive golf today as nike release as controversial new ad featuring the voice of his late father. >> i want to find out what your feelings are and did you learn anything. >>> and the young man from taiwan who is being called the new susan boyle. ♪ and i will always love you >> meet the enter met sensation early this thursday morning >> meet the enter met sensation early this thursday morning april 8th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning on this spring day from new york. i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning. it almost sounds like a bad bar joke, right? so a middle east diplomat goes into a restroom at an airplane, lights up a cigarette and comes out and making a joke about a shoe about himmer and what happens next? >> not funny. >> we'll have that report. >>> but first breaking news to report about the west virginia mine disaster. finally rescue workers
rescuers finally make it inside the mine that exploded in west virginia. will they find the four missing miner sms we'll bring you the latest. >>> tiger woods returns to competitive golf today as nike release as controversial new ad featuring the voice of his late father. >> i want to find out what your feelings are and did you learn anything. >>> and the young man from taiwan who is being called the new susan boyle. ♪ and i will always love you >> meet the enter...
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three-year period ofti dropped o number four hawaiian north dakota are the top two followed by west virginia then alaska and the mississippi. we also calculate how much each member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the two representatives from hawaii act 147 and 138 million respectively they were followed by republican and former committee chairman bill young from florida and stephanie -- from south dakota who came in with $118 billion as people add up the numbers they will match when the individual members are calculated for multiple projects more than one member ask for a project is in our database. several other oink awards held bent on earmarking award 10 million to the national institute for home town security courtesy of congressman rogers of kentucky it is to organize the higher education institution to get mo
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i sympathize greatly with the people of west virginia for their loss. i also extend condolences to the people of poland. a plane carrying 96 souls, parents, husbands, wives, and friends, carried the nation's president, its first lady, its deputy foreign minister, lawmakers, the military chief of staff and so many other military and civilian leaders. the tragedy, the loss is unthinkable, and america grieves alongside our friends in poland, especially when you understand where they were going and why they were going there. 20,000 poles had been killed by the russians even before war was declared by us on germany. mr. president, i want to welcome back my colleagues. i know each of us cherishes the time we get to spend home and the face-to-face conversations we have with our neighbors and constituents. mr. president, prior to beginning my remarks, i just want to, because he is in the chamber, extend my appreciation to our chaplain, admiral black. he has been so concerned about my family as a result of the accident that occurred in the presiding officer's st
i sympathize greatly with the people of west virginia for their loss. i also extend condolences to the people of poland. a plane carrying 96 souls, parents, husbands, wives, and friends, carried the nation's president, its first lady, its deputy foreign minister, lawmakers, the military chief of staff and so many other military and civilian leaders. the tragedy, the loss is unthinkable, and america grieves alongside our friends in poland, especially when you understand where they were going and...
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. >>> the governor of west virginia now giving a press conference on the worst u.s. mine disaster in more than 20 years. in the town of montcoal, west virginia, at least 25 miners dead now in an explosion and four others are still missing. this mine is owned by massey energy which has had its share of osafety violations in recent years. hampton pearson has more now. >> hello, tyler. massey energy safety record will be scrutinized why the exact cause of this tragedy goes on. last year inspectors found more than 450 violations and fined massey in excess of $382,000 related to problems involving its ventilation equipment plan at the upper big branch mine where this latest tragedy has, in fact, occurred. the second time in four years coal miners has died. the death of two miners in 2006 triggered a then record $1.5 million fine from federal mine safety regulators. in the last three years massey the largest coal minor has been cited for multiple violations. a union mine safety expert says there's a reason those mines and others stay open. >> operators have learned that th
. >>> the governor of west virginia now giving a press conference on the worst u.s. mine disaster in more than 20 years. in the town of montcoal, west virginia, at least 25 miners dead now in an explosion and four others are still missing. this mine is owned by massey energy which has had its share of osafety violations in recent years. hampton pearson has more now. >> hello, tyler. massey energy safety record will be scrutinized why the exact cause of this tragedy goes on. last...
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officials say the crab population is up 60% thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the fee nail crab in the bay. >> what we saw this year is that those that increase number of adults produce a very healthy spawn, so we had a really good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for highest population we have seen in over a decade. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some of the men working those waterways say they just aren't seeing the same thing. joel d smith is live in churchton this morning with a man whose lively hood is tied to that crab industry. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. that man is captain bob, evans. he agrees with the but should be an asterisk there because there's something else happening. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: you got these guys yesterday, right? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: you said that the numbers are right, 60%, they are right but if they're measuring the adults or the little ones there's a big difference. >> absolutely. the small
officials say the crab population is up 60% thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the fee nail crab in the bay. >> what we saw this year is that those that increase number of adults produce a very healthy spawn, so we had a really good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for highest population we have seen in over a decade. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some of the men working...
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newport news, virginia, jan. caller: it is interesting, all varieties of what people have been saying. it is like, you cannot drive looking in the rear view mirror all the time did you have to look forward. and all you have to do is look at our children and grandchildren and what they are doing. they are ahead of us. they are not going to go back. they will go forward. you cannot change progressiveness. host: how do you think washington would respond to looking long term on issues? caller: yes, and sorry -- host: the question, here in washington, moving beyond the politics of the moment to look at long-term solutions, how the legislators sell the concept to the public? caller: that is going to be difficult, i'm afraid. but i think a lot of us would like to hear new opportunities and new jobs for our children and for the future. just take the incident out there of the louisiana coast. everyone is saying drilled a look of the problems that all of the things that created that the drill for oil. look for the mess it
newport news, virginia, jan. caller: it is interesting, all varieties of what people have been saying. it is like, you cannot drive looking in the rear view mirror all the time did you have to look forward. and all you have to do is look at our children and grandchildren and what they are doing. they are ahead of us. they are not going to go back. they will go forward. you cannot change progressiveness. host: how do you think washington would respond to looking long term on issues? caller: yes,...
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host: next is west virginia. this is debbie on the line for democrats, talking about the vat tax this morning. i can hear your television in the background. can you hit the mute? caller: i'm sorry. yes, i live in west virginia. a vat tax -- we are taxed like crazy in west written yet. we pay a real estate tax, personal property tax, and we pay a tax to have a dog. if you have a business, there's a tax for every city. we're taxed to death. plus, the sales tax. ananother tax will kill us. the last thing we need is another tax. host: if they created one that exempted food and other must have services, would that change your mind? caller: i think there's a better solution to the deficit. first, i think the first thing we need to do is welfare reform. these people who are on welfare do not work and they just have another kid so they can collect more money. it would probably make a huge difference in the national deficit. host: 4 "the houston chronicle" the oil rig explosion is front- page news. later on in the program
host: next is west virginia. this is debbie on the line for democrats, talking about the vat tax this morning. i can hear your television in the background. can you hit the mute? caller: i'm sorry. yes, i live in west virginia. a vat tax -- we are taxed like crazy in west written yet. we pay a real estate tax, personal property tax, and we pay a tax to have a dog. if you have a business, there's a tax for every city. we're taxed to death. plus, the sales tax. ananother tax will kill us. the...
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and then you have the state of virginia, the attorney general there, is filing his own institute on behalf of the people of the commonwealth and in our great state of georgia, governor purdue, mr. speaker, has asked our attorney general to join in the suit to join general mccollum in the state of florida and these other 19 states, our democratic attorney general in the state of georgia, mr. speaker, has refused, even though the georgia constitution says if the governor is requesting that the attorney general defend the state of georgia, that the constitution requires him do that, but for whatever reason, i'm not saying it's political, but our democratic attorney general in the state of georgia has declined to join in that suit. i would commend governor purdue in that there are great attorneys in the state of georgia who have agreed to file suit on behalf of the state of georgia and its 9.5 million residents, the largest state east of the mississippi, five largest in population in the country, we are going to bring suit and it's going to be done on a pro bono basis. these attorneys normally
and then you have the state of virginia, the attorney general there, is filing his own institute on behalf of the people of the commonwealth and in our great state of georgia, governor purdue, mr. speaker, has asked our attorney general to join in the suit to join general mccollum in the state of florida and these other 19 states, our democratic attorney general in the state of georgia, mr. speaker, has refused, even though the georgia constitution says if the governor is requesting that the...
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sablan: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, the sponsor of the resolution for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. boucher: thank you very much. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boucher: i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor and for yielding this time to me today. i extend thanks also to the gentlelady from illinois for her assistance with this measure. i thank both of my colleagues for their very generous statements on behalf of radford university this afternoon. h.r. 1182 is bipartisan legislation congratulating radford university on its 100th anniversary. the resolution is co-sponsored by eight members of our virginia house delegation, and senators webb and warner have introduced companion legislation which previously has been approved in the senate. for a century radford university has provided students with an outstanding educatio
sablan: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, the sponsor of the resolution for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. boucher: thank you very much. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boucher: i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor and for yielding this time to me today. i extend thanks...
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and then julian bond out of university of virginia runs a civil rights tour and i became the guest speaker of it in new orleans about new orleans and the civil rights movement. the landrieu family, mary landrieu and mitch landrieu who's now mayor and the morials, dutch morial, the first black mayor and mark morial who's the head of the urban league today. so it's reflecting on race and families in new orleans for julian bond. i then went and taught at tulane university and i'm now a professor of history at rice university in houston. i live in austin so i divide my time between austin-houston and i have three kids, which takes up a lot of my time. and i'm able to take them now to historic sites and parks that my parents took me to when i was young. >> yes, do they -- >> usually they -- >> -- do they resist? >> a little bit but, you know, we tend to go more to like dino parks and things like this. but i'm -- i mean we were just in waco, texas and i took them on a tour of the dr. pepper factory. or if we go to, you know, houston we try to go to the history museum as well as some of the natur
and then julian bond out of university of virginia runs a civil rights tour and i became the guest speaker of it in new orleans about new orleans and the civil rights movement. the landrieu family, mary landrieu and mitch landrieu who's now mayor and the morials, dutch morial, the first black mayor and mark morial who's the head of the urban league today. so it's reflecting on race and families in new orleans for julian bond. i then went and taught at tulane university and i'm now a professor...
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pittsburgh and texas and germany and pittsburgh and japan at texas and alabama and north carolina and virginia, and one day, it can come from schools, and my mother said, "we are leaving." ok. my siblings and my mother and i got on the bus. i had my own big grin, korea bicycles all day, this idyllic life style on an army base where you're not afraid of crime, it was almost utopia in a lot of ways. all four of us lived in a rim. -- in a grim. we stuck out like -- in a room. we stuck out like a sore thumb. we wore the wrong clothes and everything. also, i guess, being the oldest in the family, i had to take a leadership role, and i started working right away. but i could see already where if you do not start early, and this is why i think education is going to be a recurring theme up here and reaching kids early, it is really, really tough. i would see two arguing. i was so '90s. i just had no idea that things could be like that, and, you know, i remember one time -- i was so naÏve. i was not eating too much. i think there was a mexican or something, and he was cleaning up, and there was a doll
pittsburgh and texas and germany and pittsburgh and japan at texas and alabama and north carolina and virginia, and one day, it can come from schools, and my mother said, "we are leaving." ok. my siblings and my mother and i got on the bus. i had my own big grin, korea bicycles all day, this idyllic life style on an army base where you're not afraid of crime, it was almost utopia in a lot of ways. all four of us lived in a rim. -- in a grim. we stuck out like -- in a room. we stuck...
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., a truck hit stone and his brother and it crunched them like an accordion on a virginia highway and both stone and his brother, holt, just got burned and died, and so it was quite tragic. and we had a memorial service at washington cathedral for him and that clip you ran was part of the eulogy. i'm dedicating my book i'm working on right now, "the quiet world," about alaska, to stone. >> do you use assistants when you research? >> no, and that may be a weakness but i don't know -- i wouldn't know how to use assistants. i think you obviously want to be as objective as possible in laying out your information but i think there's a healthy subjectivity in the research process in terms of instinctively knowing which anecdote is going to really shed light, on which quote is worth using. i don't know how you subcontract that. >> how do you protect yourself, doug? >> well, it isn't -- that wasn't what stone's job was. it was mainly to get library books, to help me, you know, type up things, to go look on the internet for things, which i'm not very good at. and also he was running my -- i've
., a truck hit stone and his brother and it crunched them like an accordion on a virginia highway and both stone and his brother, holt, just got burned and died, and so it was quite tragic. and we had a memorial service at washington cathedral for him and that clip you ran was part of the eulogy. i'm dedicating my book i'm working on right now, "the quiet world," about alaska, to stone. >> do you use assistants when you research? >> no, and that may be a weakness but i...
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they put them in a filing cabinet in parkersburg, west virginia. illegals aren't going to file a tax return. the dollars that are contributed go into that filing cabinet along with the bonds and we have the department of homeland security who is not willing to enforce the law to the extent that it must be against illegal workers. they may be willing to enforce the law even in an increasing degree. so the social security administration is cashing the checks of people who have fraudulently misrepresented their identity. and so, the agency has demonstrated the will to enforce the law. i brought the legislation called the new idea act, which clarifies that wages and benefits paid to illegals are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. and establishes that there will be a cooperative working effort between social security, homeland security and the i.r.s. the i.r.s. has demonstrated they do have a desire to enforce the law. they have been vigorous in enforcing the law. and they would be useful in stepping into the enforcement of illegal immi
they put them in a filing cabinet in parkersburg, west virginia. illegals aren't going to file a tax return. the dollars that are contributed go into that filing cabinet along with the bonds and we have the department of homeland security who is not willing to enforce the law to the extent that it must be against illegal workers. they may be willing to enforce the law even in an increasing degree. so the social security administration is cashing the checks of people who have fraudulently...
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shortly after moving from tennessee from his home in the state of virginia, sam was drawn to the cherokee indians, a tribe that would have a profound impact on his life. at the age of 19, sam houston enlisted in the military to fight the british in the war of 1812 where he distinguished himself for his bravery and was wounded several times in battle. after the war, his attention shifted to the study of law. in 1823, he was elected to the first of two terms here in this body, the united states congress, before being elected governor in the state of tennessee -- for the state of tennessee in 1827. in 1828, houston resigned from tennessee politics returning to live with his longtime friends, the cherokee indians. in 1835, sam houston left the cherokee and his wife in tennessee and moved to texas where he quickly gained note right for his leadership in seeking independence from mexico. in the wake of the feat at the alamo on april 21, 1836, houston rallied the army of texas to victory decisively defeating santa anna and the mexican army at the battle of san jacinto, securing independence for
shortly after moving from tennessee from his home in the state of virginia, sam was drawn to the cherokee indians, a tribe that would have a profound impact on his life. at the age of 19, sam houston enlisted in the military to fight the british in the war of 1812 where he distinguished himself for his bravery and was wounded several times in battle. after the war, his attention shifted to the study of law. in 1823, he was elected to the first of two terms here in this body, the united states...
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states offering an investment option are arizona, colorado, montana, ohio, utah, virginia and wisconsin. information gathered from the five of these states indicates that at the end of 2009 there were approximately 670 million invested in fdic insured deposit options of their plans. for these states approximately $207 million was offered to the fdic insured option in 2009. three of the responding states were able to identify whether the funds invested in their fdic-insured option represented new money or a transfer of funds from another option in an already established 529 plan. for these states approximately 47% of the funds placed in the fdic insured option in 2009 were transferred from other 529 options representing approximately $82 million of the approximately $173 million added to the fdic insured option in these states, unquote. additionally, the fdic has already said they will insure 529 at the regular insurance rate of $250,000, which we raised. the congressional budget office and the joint committee on tax have completed the review of the budgetary impact of h.r. 4178, the dep
states offering an investment option are arizona, colorado, montana, ohio, utah, virginia and wisconsin. information gathered from the five of these states indicates that at the end of 2009 there were approximately 670 million invested in fdic insured deposit options of their plans. for these states approximately $207 million was offered to the fdic insured option in 2009. three of the responding states were able to identify whether the funds invested in their fdic-insured option represented...
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back today in 1614, pocahontas married john ross in virginia. george washington casted the first veto in presidential history killing a bill that would reapportion seats in the house of reps. the number one song in america was "blue moon." allergies? chlor-trimeton. hey, one dose of this, six hour relief. chlor-trimeton relieves itchy, watery eyes and sneezing for 12 full hours with less drowsiness than benadryl. it does all that? chlor-trimeton. less drowsy relief that lasts 12 hours. at world record speed. i'm luke myers. if you want to be incredible, eat incredible. announcer: eggs. incredible energy for body and mind. (guitar music) >> answer to the trivia question of the day, peter king, the winner is kevin in louisiana. congratulations to all. >> each year in the united states over 1.6 million teens run away from home. thousands of them will be exploited or even killed. one man has made it his mission to find them before that happens. >> guess what? they're here. it's a new real life series called "rescue squad". it follows his team as the
back today in 1614, pocahontas married john ross in virginia. george washington casted the first veto in presidential history killing a bill that would reapportion seats in the house of reps. the number one song in america was "blue moon." allergies? chlor-trimeton. hey, one dose of this, six hour relief. chlor-trimeton relieves itchy, watery eyes and sneezing for 12 full hours with less drowsiness than benadryl. it does all that? chlor-trimeton. less drowsy relief that lasts 12...
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i will give you two programs that are working very well, virginia summer rains, which are coming in on budget and ahead of schedule, and take dry and supply ships. they have had a reduction. they are building no. 12. the number of hours it takes to build the chip has gone down 40% since the first one of the class. we have to pay very, very close attention to how much these ships cost or we will not be able to build enough. >> you have been publicly addressing the navy's transition to allow female serve aboard submarines. could you comment on the progress? have you select the candidates and when will the planet begin? -- had selected the candidates and when will the program began? te>> we are starting today. there was a notification period that expired yesterday. we'll be looking at the naval academy and ocs. the first group will be officers the golan -- it is about the 18- month pipeline from the initial selection to when they report to their ships. the first two types of submarines that women will deploy on are the ballistic missile submarines and the guided missile submarines. we hav
i will give you two programs that are working very well, virginia summer rains, which are coming in on budget and ahead of schedule, and take dry and supply ships. they have had a reduction. they are building no. 12. the number of hours it takes to build the chip has gone down 40% since the first one of the class. we have to pay very, very close attention to how much these ships cost or we will not be able to build enough. >> you have been publicly addressing the navy's transition to...
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pierriello from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pierriello: mr. speaker, today is a good day for america's veterans and their families. i rise in support of s. 1963, the caregivers and veterans omnibus health services act of 2009 that makes good on our national commitment to the veterans and their families, including those in our rural communities. i want to thank the chairs and the ranking members for putting our veterans ahead of our partisan divides. taking care of our veterans means taking care of them when they are unable to take care of themselves. revolutionary advances in military medicine is increased chances of surviving catastrophic injury sustained in combat, but in many cases surviving a catastrophic injury is only the first step in the battle. recovering from such injuries requires a long-term commitment, not only from the virp, but also from those who love and care for them. once an injured veteran returns home from treatment at a d.o.d
pierriello from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pierriello: mr. speaker, today is a good day for america's veterans and their families. i rise in support of s. 1963, the caregivers and veterans omnibus health services act of 2009 that makes good on our national commitment to the veterans and their families, including those in our rural communities. i want to thank the chairs and the ranking members for putting our veterans ahead of our...